Swing



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W. HYDE.

SWING.

N0. 277,902. Patented May 22,1883.

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WALTER HYDE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,902, dated May 22, 1883.

Application filed November 24, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER HYDE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in

the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin the Construction and Arrangement of Swings, of which the following is a specificaelevation and Figs. 3 and 4 are plan views,

Figs. 1 and 2) by means of screw-bolts.

showing the attaching irons from which the swing is suspended.

I employ a wooden or metallic horse, A. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 2.) To the breast of this horse I attachan iron (shown in position in The ends of this iron extend sufficiently to carry the ropes by which the forward partof the horse is supported sufficiently out of the way to clear the body of the person who sits upon the horse when swinging. The irons O, which are attached to the side as. far back as a solid attachment may be had and the best effect of strength and durability maintained, extend sufficiently back and outward, as well as upward, to carry the ropes clear of the person occupying the seat-upon the horse. The'ey'es of the attaching-irons B and O are arranged to receive the rings K'and L. in the position shown, so as to rock on their bearings in the eyes of the attaching-irons, and prevent any grinding or slipping motion. To these rings are attached the ropes D and E, and at the upper ends of these ropes are also attached the rings M and N,'to operate in the hooks-J with the same rocking motion. These hooks J are attached to the beams G by meansof a base plate or bar, which may be constructed of two parts, with an adjusting-slot, O. The hook-plates T and V are generallyadjusted so as to place the books about ten or twelve inches apart forward and back and about two feet apart laterally. The object of arranging these hooks forward andback is to secure an approximate parallel position of the body of (No model.)

to roll in their bearings, save the ropes from wearing or cutting,-as is the case when the rope is allowed to slide at its point of attachment. The length of ropes may be varied to suit, althoughlfindabouttwelvefeet themostsuitable length. I adjust them by a slipknot,H,

which allows the immediate lengthening or shortening, as may be required.

The following is the operation of the same: The child or other person, when swinging, sits upon the saddle-cloth, placing the foot in the stirrup, the hands grasping the hand-holds W. By pulling the horse moves forward, and by pushing a backward motion is given to the same. The hook. F being placed forward and the hook J back sufficiently apart prevents the head and tail of the horse from being swung alternately too high as the same swing forward and back; but where it is found desirous to increase the rocking motion these hooks .J

, may be brought nearer together, thus causing a greater rocking motion, and vice versa.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- The horse A, with the attaching-irons B and G, the rings K and L, the ropes W, D, and E, the rings M and N, hooks F and J, and hookplates V and T, the whole being combined and operated substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

, WALTER HYDE. Witnesses:

J OHN H. REDs'roNE, FRANK R. BRAUN. 

